Céline Arnold

My mission is to drive sustainability and positive change within organisations. My experience speaks to a holistic approach, with a core focus on sustainable practices and collaboration to achieve meaningful outcomes.

Global Sustainability Manager at Roche: 2022 - present

• Co-lead the Diagnostics SBTi Programme and serve on the cross-divisional SBTi core team, spearheading initiatives to drive carbon.

reduction and achieve net-zero targets by uniting diverse functions and divisions under a common sustainability framework.

• Define strategic directions, frameworks, and priorities for supplier sustainability, selection, and carbon reduction within the SBTi framework.

• Integrate supplier sustainability and environmental compliance into supplier selection, development, and relationship management.

processes including revision and oversight of the due diligence process for new suppliers.

• Promote knowledge transfer to embed sustainability as a core value across procurement and beyond, ensuring transparency and alignment through sustainability-related communications.

• Develop, implement, and measure sustainability performance metrics and KPIs.

• Serve on the core team for the long-term supplier programme.

• Contribute to the core team for supplier diversity.

• Responsible for due diligence process inkl. human rights for new suppliers.

Head of Sustainability at yourharvest AG: 2020 –2022

• Supervise sustainability initiatives to promote sustainability across the entire supply chain (e.g. human rights, supply chain visibility and transparency, sustainable water use, biodiversity…).

• Develop and implement sustainability strategies and goals, including monitoring and reporting progress.

• Oversee and manage sustainability reporting.

• Lead the internal interdisciplinary sustainability team.

• Ensure supplier compliance with social and environmental requirements, maintaining transparency.

• Develop and manage partnerships with producers at origin.

• Oversee labels and certifications such as UTZ, Rainforest Alliance, and Fairtrade.

• Support partners at origin in implementing action plans and sustainability measures.

• Collaborate with startups to develop innovative solutions for supply chain transparency and soil quality improvement.

Project Manager at Coop: 2016 –2020

• Coordinate and author multiple sustainability progress reports.

• Reconceptualize the Coop progress report for 2020 to ensure online accessibility and GRI compliance.

• Achieve outstanding results in group-wide sustainability ratings.

• Organize and manage stakeholder events with representatives from WWF, Greenpeace, Red Cross, farmers' associations,

environmental protection organizations, animal welfare groups, and other NGOs.

• Serve as the primary contact for WWF Switzerland, handling contract negotiations and goal setting.

• Manage communication initiatives in collaboration with various departments.

• Oversee the rollout of electric vehicle charging stations at 90 points of sale and shopping centers.

Master in Sustainable Energy Solutions from University of Highlands and Islands: 2019 – 2021

• Skilled in critically analysing theories, principles, and concepts of low carbon energy production and sustainability.

• Knowledgeable in the technical and economic aspects of renewable energy.

• Well-versed in topics such as circular economy, low carbon society, sustainable building standards, and building technology.

Masters in Sustainable Development at the University of Basel: 2013 – 2016

• Participated in an interdisciplinary program covering social, economic, and natural science aspects of sustainability.

• Studied topics such as sustainable land use, corporate social responsibility (CSR), energy, climate change, water, renewable energy, and project management.

• Completed a dissertation titled "Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Education and Their Impact on Children's Future."

• Managed projects and teams as an integral part of the program.

• Completed an ERASMUS exchange semester in La Réunion, France.

Bachelor in Sociology and Media Studies at the University of Basel: 2009 - 2013

Other courses

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt [online].

• International Election Observer: Global Campus of Human Rights, Venice, Italy - Professional Conflict Transformation: Galtung

Institute for Peace Theory and Peace Practice, Grenzach, Germany

• Global Environmental Management: Technical University of Denmark [online].

• Our Energy Future: University of California, San Diego [online].